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Question regarding null padding session name in RSVP-TE Att o bj

  • From: George Swallow <swallow@cisco.com>
  • Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 10:39:55 -0400
  • cc: "'George Swallow'" <swallow@cisco.com>, Ling Yan <lingyan@nortelnetworks.com>, mpls@UU.NET, swallow@cisco.com

Jane -

> 2) Should we use the Name Length to decide where the end of the
> Session Name is, rather than checking on whether the character is
> printable or not?

Yes, though either should work if the sender is playing by the rules.
(and if you're really worried about being defensive then both are
necessary).  But all of this is what we call "implementation detail",
i.e not specified.

...George

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